Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Any good recipes for Chinese dishes? Especially General Tso's Chicken?

I really love Chinese food but hate spending all of my money on it! I would really like some good Chinese food recipes, I have some but would like some more to see if there are any more simple recipes. I also would like a lot of recipes for making General Tso's Chicken, it's my favorite and I want to find different recipes for how to make it to see which one I like the best.Any good recipes for Chinese dishes? Especially General Tso's Chicken?
These websites will give you lots of quick %26amp; easy Chinese recipes: including General Tso's





http://www.kikkoman-usa.com/general/easy鈥?/a>





http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesec鈥?/a>





http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/lf_qe_as鈥?/a>





http://www.healthycookingrecipes.com/chi鈥?/a>Any good recipes for Chinese dishes? Especially General Tso's Chicken?
I found this General Tso's recipe:





http://www.io.com/~sjohn/food3.htm





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General Tso's Chicken


Bites Of Asia


(Yield: 3 Servings)


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Ingredients:


1 lb Chicken breasts (skinless, cut into 1'; pieces )


2 tbsps Soy sauce


3 tbsps Vegetable oil


3 Dried hot chili peppers (cut in half)


2 Garlic cloves (minced)


1 Egg white


1 1'; piece long gingerroot ( peeled %26amp; minced)


1 tbsp Rice wine


1 tbsp Sugar


1 tsp Sesame oil


1/4 tsp Salt


3 tsps Cornstarch





Preparation:


1. In a glass bowl, mix 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp cornstarch, and one beaten egg white. Add chicken pieces to bowl and mix well to coat chicken. Keep in refrigerator for 1/2 hour.





2. In a small bowl, combine remaining 1 tbsp soy sauce, vinegar, and 1 tsp cornstarch; mix well until smooth. Stir in sugar, sesame oil and salt. Set aside.





3. In a wok, heat oil until hot. Deep-fry chicken for about 1 minute, or until golden brown. Remove and drain oil on paper towel. Set aside.





4. Pour all but 2 tbsps. oil out of wok. To the wok, add chili peppers, garlic and ginger; stir-fry 1 minute. Pour sauce mixture into wok and cook, stirring, about 1 minute until thickened. Return chicken pieces to wok and mix well. Serve with rice
Meanie's General Tso's Chicken:





40 min 20 min prep


4 servings





1 lb chicken thighs, boned and cubed


3 eggs, beaten


1/2 cup cornstarch, plus


2 teaspoons cornstarch


5 dried chili pods


1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar


2 tablespoons rice wine


3 tablespoons sugar


3 tablespoons soy sauce





1. In a large bowl, thoroughly blend the 1/2 cup of cornstarch and the eggs; add the chicken and toss to coat.


2. If the mixture is too thick, add some vegetable oil to separate the pieces.


3. In a small bowl, prepare the sauce mixture by combining the 2 tsp cornstarch with the wine, vinegar, sugar and soy sauce.


4. First-Stage Frying: Heat 1-2 inches of peanut oil in a wok to medium-high heat (350-400).


5. Fry the chicken in small batches, just long enough to cook the chicken through.


6. Remove the chicken to absorbent paper and allow to stand (this step can be performed well in advance, along with the sauce mixture, with both refrigerated).


7. Second-Stage Frying: Leave a tablespoon or two of the oil in the wok.


8. Add the pepper pods to the oil and stir-fry briefly, awakening the aroma but not burning them.


9. Return the chicken to the wok and stir-fry until the pieces are crispy brown.


10. The General's Favorite Sauce: Add the sauce-mixture to the wok, tossing over the heat until the sauce caramelizes into a glaze (1-2 minutes).


11. Serve immediately.


12. Serves 4, along with steamed broccoli and rice.

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